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“It isn’t about what my body looks like, it’s about what my body can do.” - Kate Grace
Kate Grace is a professional track athlete and Olympic hopeful who trains with the NorCal Distance Project in Sacramento. Her PRs include a 1:59.47 800m, and she's one of only about 25 American women to ever run sub 2 minutes in that event.
In this conversation, Kate tells us how she practices the courage she needs to be her best in competition, what it looks like to take responsibility for your needs (even if that means switching coaches), the challenge of navigating running as both a sport and a business, her struggle with body image issues, what it was like to model in Oiselle’s runway show during NY Fashion Week, her dream of making an Olympic team, and more.
More About Kate
Kate had a breakout year as a runner in 2013, winning the 2013 US 1 Mile Road Championships and setting PR's in every distance from the 800m to the 3000m. She represented Team USA for the first time in 2014, at the IAAF World Relay Championships. Sponsored by Oiselle (a female athletic apparel company) and training in Sacramento with the NorCal Distance Project, Kate has her sights set on making the Olympic team in 2016.
PRs
800m - 1:59.47
1500m - 4:07.35
Mile - 4:28.79
3000m - 8:55.06
Connect with Kate
Tumblr // Blog for Oiselle // Twitter // Instagram
Selected Links From This Episode
Books & Resources
- NorCal Distance Project
- Oiselle
- Eric Thomas (ET The Hip Hop Preacher): Mixtapes
- Elite Minds, by Stan Beecham
- The Chimp Paradox, by Dr Steve Peters
- 8 Mile Final Rap Battle
- No Limits, by Michael Phelps
- 14 Minutes, by Alberto Salazar
- Book of Poems, by Hafiz
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